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TIL Doc Martens are named after nazi doctor, Klaus Martens.

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NXmP8 TIL in 1945 a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building between the 78th & 80th floors, which killed 14 people and injured 26 others. Although on a normal workday, as many as 15,000 people worked in the skyscraper, but the crash happened to occur on a Saturday with only 1,500 present.
Xnr6 TIL That Neil Armstrong was carrying pieces from the Wright Brothers first plane while on the surface of the moon
9o8M TIL of the Crowned Eagle, the only known bird to be confirmed as having viewing humans as prey
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XEyDX TIL: Humans have a faster reaction time to audio cues than visual cues. There is also a significant difference between male and female reaction time, as well as between sedentary and regularly exercising individuals.